Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement the USCIRF Commissioner applauded the UN Special Rapporteur call for an international investigative mechanism for Iran’s repression of Iranians. USCIRF Commissioner @StephenSchneck: "USCIRF applauds UN Special Rapporteur @JavaidRehman's call for an international investigative mechanism for Iran's repression of Iranians which includes those protesting mandatory hijab laws, and his call for these laws to be …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement Un Special Rapporteur called for an international investigative mechanism for Iran’s repression of Iranians which includes those protesting mandatory hijab laws, and his call for these laws to be abolished. USCIRF Commissioner @StephenSchneck: "USCIRF applauds UN Special Rapporteur @JavaidRehman's call for an international investigative mechanism for Iran's repression of Iranians which includes those protesting …

Al-Arabia – About 1,000 people have been indicted in Tehran over rioting and the trials will be held in public this week, the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted the head of the judiciary in the Iranian capital as saying on Monday. Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of …

RFL/RE – Students at several Iranian universities have launched sit-ins after skirmishes over the weekend where security forces fired tear gas and used live ammunition to disperse protests sparked by the death of a young woman while she was being held in police custody for allegedly violating the country’s rules on wearing a head scarf. Students began the sit-in on …

Iranwire – Nationwide protests continued across Iran for the 44th consecutive night on Sunday, as another child was killed in Iranshahr after being beaten by security forces. Halwash news agency and the Baloch Activists’ Campaign which monitors human rights violations in Balochistan identified the child as Parmis Hamnava, an 8th-grade schoolgirl. Meanwhile, students have continued to gather in dozens of …

Iranwire – At least 29 children have been killed so far in a fierce crackdown by Iranian security forces on the nationwide protests that have rocked the country since the September death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Many other children have been injured and arrested. It has also been reported that several children in Sanandaj, capital of Kurdistan province, have …

VOA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry says statements from German officials about imposing potential sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps are irresponsible and not constructive. Speaking to reporters at a Monday briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said such sanctions would be illegal. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Sunday that Germany and the European Union were considering enacting sanctions …

VOA – Six weeks after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked protests in Iran, demonstrators turned out over the weekend in cities around the world calling for freedoms in Iran. Svitlana Prystynska reports from the demonstration in Los Angeles. Videographer: Krystyna Zahrebelna.

Iran-HRM – Iranian court sentences minors to 148 lashes More than 1,000 protesters indicted in six provinces Tehran’s General and Revolutionary Court held its first hearing on the cases of six protesters on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The six protesters on trial were Mohammad Qobadlou, Mohammad Broghani, Saman Seyyedi, Abolfazl Mehri Hossein Hajilou, Mohsen Rezazadeh Qaraqalou, and Saeed Shirazi. Three …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – With the continuation of nationwide protests, Islamic Republic armed plainclothes forces have entered university campuses to violently crush and arrest protesting students.   There is ample evidence showing that in addition to the police special forces, plainclothes forces, some of whom were also armed and posing as student basij members, attacked students and kidnapped a number …